OSHA Inspection: EMI CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

May 17, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,488 · Current $5,488

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502.  On 2/12/2018, at the Pembroke Park subdivision, Lot #357, employees were exposed at the outside edges of the second story residential job site as no fall protection systems had been provided for employees working at the site.    EMI Construction, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1136548, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 8/25/2016, with respect to a workplace located at the Hickory Hills subdivision job site in McDonough, Georgia.

Issued

May 17, 2018

Abate by

Jun 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.  On 2/27/18, the employer did not prepare a written certification of record to document employees had been provided training in the company's fall protection training program.